Province of Newfoundland and Labrador
50th General Assembly - 2nd Session - 2022 - 2025

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ABBOTT, HON. JOHN (L) (ST. JOHN'S EAST - QUIDI VIDI)

All-Party Committees

All-Party Committee on Basic Income

Comments on, 1706

Answers to Questions For Which Notice Has Been Given

Children, Seniors and Social Development

Answers to two questions regarding income thresholds of social programs, 2243

Transportation and Infrastructure

Bridges—Schedule for replacing the Canning Bridge, 2831

Budget 2023

Motion to approve budgetary policy

Non-confidence motion

Sub-amendment

Debate, 1677–1678, 1703–1706

Budget 2024

Motion to approve budgetary policy

Estimates

Resource Committee

Concurrence motion, 4410–4415

Buildings Accessibility Act (Amdt.) (Bill 52)

Committee, 3082–3084, 3091–3092

Canadian Armed Forces

5 Wing Goose Bay

Urging Government of Canada to advance important roles that Newfoundland and Labrador fulfill with respect to National Defence, NATO and NORAD

Debate, 5254–5255

Children, Seniors and Social Development

Answers to Questions for which Notice has been Given

Answers to two questions regarding income thresholds of social programs, 2243

Budget 2023

Departmental initiatives, 1704–1706

Income support

How much more indignity and trauma must my constituent suffer before either the Dept. of Housing or Dept. of Children, Seniors and Social Development and city officials work together to secure accessible housing for her, 5759
What supports will be put in place so that my constituent can be reunited with her granddaughter and be able to care for her and herself, 5759
Why is government not being proactive with career counselling and job support to help give young people a start in life, 1601
Why is Minister satisfied to write cheques versus job offers, 1601

National Seniors' Month

Recognition of, 7422

Prenatal Infant Nutrition Supplement

Does Minister agree that $25,726 net family income is a reasonable threshold for the program, with the cost of living soaring, 1687
Why is Minister allowing pregnant mothers and families to go without help, 1687
Will Minister provide a firm timeline as to when the appropriate funds will be put into those families that need resources as soon as possible, 1688

Tabled documents

Report on Child Welfare Services to Indigenous Children, Youth and Families 2020-21—Tabled, 2296

Cost of living

Can Minister responsible for food security advise how much food prices will increase because of the fuel increase, 899
Has a home been found for the St. Vincent de Paul food bank formerly located at Corpus Christi, 2084
How many more children have had to experience poverty because government dismantled the poverty reduction program, 192
How much higher will Liberals' decisions push Mary's grocery bill, 1967
How will Minister responsible for poverty reduction prevent those who are food insecure from the greater likelihood of turning up in an emergency department, 842–843
Is Minister concerned that health outcomes will get worse with the high cost of food, 843
Seniors

Does Minister realize that by ignoring the rising cost of food, the Liberals are putting the health of our seniors at risk, 844
How does Minister Responsible for Seniors suggest constituent pay $2,000 to fill her oil tank, 783
What does Minister responsible for poverty reduction tell seniors who are compromising their health because they're forced to choose between food and medication, 513
What does Minister say to senior on a fixed income who will have pay almost $10,000 just to stay warm this winter, 844

Single parents

What can single mother do who asked how she can put a turkey on the table at Christmas, 651
What does Minister have to say to single parents on income support going hungry so that their children can eat, 99

Urging government to order a complete review of all taxes and fees, cutting or adjusting those that are hurting people; lead the charge to end the carbon tax for good; eliminate the sugar tax; continue the provincial gas tax relief, order a complete review of the Income Support Program and an evaluation of all programs and services intended to support vulnerable populations to ensure they deliver; index the Seniors' Benefit programs to inflation; and deliver a new poverty reduction strategy

Debate, 3348–3350

What are seniors and children in communities without food banks supposed to do, 1968
What does Minister say to those who have to choose between food and fuel, 191
What is Minister responsible for poverty reduction doing to prevent the high cost of food and home heating from making our health care crisis worse, 842
When are Liberals going to help people who can no longer afford to feed their families, 191
Why is government refusing to reinstate the Poverty Reduction Strategy that they cancelled, 1600
Will Minister admit government's lack of a poverty reduction strategy has left a generation of Newfoundlanders and Labradorians behind, 1600
Will Minister step in to ensure that every community in the province has access to a food bank, 2085
With Christmas season approaching and the demand for hampers surging, what is the Minister going to do to make sure that people have food on their table at Christmas, 651

Education

Schools

Urging government to see need for a high school in Paradise and plan a course of action, 5070

Finance

Carbon tax

Does Minister believe seniors and those facing poverty can afford a tripling of the carbon tax, 514

Gasoline tax

Comments on, 4414

Home heating

House to support removal of the provincial portion of the Harmonized Sales Tax (HST) from home heating products

Debate, 5391–5393

Minister of Finance

Acknowledgement of hard work and discipline, 1677

Fisheries, Forestry and Agriculture

Crown Lands

Appraisal Report and Estimate of Current Market Value, completed by Kirkland Balsom, of vacant land at Nils Way, St. John's—Tabled, 6533–6534
Appraisal Report completed by Altus Group for vacant land at Outer Ring Road at Logy Bay Road, St. John's—Tabled, 6533–6534
Can Minister table the documents showing how much the Kenmount Crossing land was worth when they paid $400,000 an acre and spent $23 million of the taxpayers' money, 6534
Does the Minister think that the Snow's Lane land is worthless, 6533
Has the Kenmount Road appraisal actually been tabled, 6534
Purchase & Sale Agreement between the Department of Transportation and Infrastructure and The Crosbie Group—Tabled, 6533–6534
Since when does land depreciate, as at Snow's Lane, and how can the minister justify that, 6533
Urging government to move expeditiously to bring forward legislative amendments to ensure fair reconciliation of existing claims for people seeking title to the land they have occupied in good faith for generations and which is recognized within their communities; and take steps in the interim to address Crown Lands' actions against occupied properties in the province

Debate, 5024–5026

Why did Cabinet approve to sell-off 32 acres of Crown land off Snow's Lane for $5,000 an acre, 6532
Why did the Snow's Lane transaction not go to public tender, 6533

Forest Fires

Can the Minister provide an update on the request for a quote for the fifth water bomber, 4573
How many pilots do we have on staff to provide our water bomber service, 4738
When will fifth water bomber be back in service, 4738

Future Fund Act (Bill 5)

Committee

Amendment—Clause 2

Debate, 235(20)–235(21)

Amendment—Clause 8

Debate, 235(50)–235(51)

Health care

Long-term care

Urging government to enact legislation that allows couples to stay together even as they age and even at the highest level of care, 2246

Mental health

Urging government to provide access to long-term mental health care that ensures continuity of care beginning with psychiatric and neuropsychological assessments being more accessible to the public so they can access proper mental health treatments on a regular and continuous basis, 5541

Social determinants of health

Comments in Budget Speech 2023, 1677

House of Assembly

Office of the Child and Youth Advocate

Appointment of Linda Clemens-Spurrell

Debate, 116–117

Office of the Seniors' Advocate

Does Premier agree with Seniors' Advocate who says government did not do enough for seniors, 1396

Housing

Are government evictions from tents on ground of Colonial Building and a drone surveilling protesters what Premier meant by courageous decisions and actions, 5104
Are we to assume that by reversing that separate status he is signaling that homelessness and affordable housing are no longer priorities for this government, 7222
Can Minister tell the people of Tessier Park, Livingstone Street where the community centre will go, or is he waiting until H3 Development puts a piece of land up for sale, 5698
Comments in Budget Speech 2023, 1704
Could government not have found an extra $10.5 million to carry out repairs on vacant NLHC housing units across the province, 43–44
Did government sell housing land to a private developer, 5697
Did lease agreement for the Comfort Inn also begin with a call to the Premier's office, 5302
Does Minister believe the private market is the answer when it comes to seniors' housing, 5376–5377
Given the lack of affordable housing, how are senior women who have received eviction notices expected to find a safe place in which to live, 368
Given the total cost to taxpayers at $13 million per year for the Airport Inn, is this a cost-efficient model, 5415
Has Minister reviewed the list of almost 3,000 people on the housing wait list to see if we can accommodate any of these families at the Airport Inn and get them off the street, 5416
Has the Newfoundland and Labrador Housing Commission hired the additional staff required to complete repairs before winter, 196
Homelessness

How much has been budgeted for emergency shelters during this current fiscal year and is the Minister confident that it is enough, 7621
What does Minister say for failing to live up to his commitment to have people out of tents by Christmas Eve, 3646–3647
Why does government criminalize homelessness, 5105
Will government staff the Emergency Shelter Line appropriately or has the Royal Newfoundland Constabulary become the default housing strategy for the province, 368

How does Minister plan to collect the $500 fines for breach of regulations, and will it be reviving Victorian-era solutions such as debtor prisons, 4575
I ask the Minister to explain how this type of secretive property ownership of existing apartment buildings will help resolve the housing shortage, 7527
Is fundraising through social media how vulnerable individuals must make up for inadequate housing options, 3731
Leasing of hotel called Comfort Inn in St. John's at $21 million for three years with no tender is not defendable, 6534
Minister highlights affordable housing initiatives, 1729–1730
Renovictions

What happened to the housing review of eight years ago, 2573–2574

Urging government to ensure that vacant Newfoundland and Labrador Housing Corporation housing units in Nunatsiavut are repaired and made available to those in need in a consistent and timely fashion, 2092, 2156–2157
Urging government to immediately take steps to reduce the lack of social housing in the Province of Newfoundland and Labrador

Debate, 3234–3236

Urging government to revisit Newfoundland and Labrador Housing Corporation grant regulations, ensuring not to negatively impact the product but increase availability for those within the District of Bonavista who greatly need assistance, 1468
We've heard that there are negotiations ongoing to extend the Comfort Inn contract, is this true, 7215
What is being offered to municipalities to help them with affordable housing development, 5105
What is his plan to get people into deeply affordable homes and reduce spending on shelters to pre-2019 levels, 7223
What measures will government take to ensure seniors facing eviction are not rendered homeless, 368
What steps will the Minister take to ensure that rents and apartments owned by large, financialized landlords remain affordable, 7528
What steps will the Minister take to ensure that this mother and her five children have a place to live on July 1, 7576
What was government thinking when it sold land at bargain basement prices, 5697
When is government going to be accountable to the people at the tent encampment, 4115
When is Minister going to fix this mess of unusable, unsafe housing, 1463
When will Minister responsible for poverty reduction introduce specific measures to deal with our housing crisis, 362
When will more units be added to the Newfoundland and Labrador Housing Corporation stock in Labrador West, 5105
When will the Housing & Homelessness Coalition get core funding and funding to expand so that people can find shelter, 2241
When will you get serious about dealing with the housing crisis, 7223
Why has government turned their back on the seniors in our province, 1463
Why is Liberal government allowing seniors to live in such deplorable conditions, 1462
Why is Minister allowing our housing crisis to get worse, 1602
Why is Minister allowing wait-list to grow while almost 300 of his own units sit empty, 1602
Why is Minister going backwards on every housing measure, 1603
Why should the people in this province have confidence that this Minister will now act differently, 7222
Will department install electrical outlets so that people in tents will not have to rely on propane for heating, 4117
Will government commit to having all NLHC units in need of repair and currently vacant ready for people to move into before the end of the year, 312
Will Minister admit that our most vulnerable residents, like seniors and single parents looking for affordable housing, are being failed, 1601–1602
Will Minister commit to giving the Newfoundland and Labrador Housing Corporation the money it needs to hire the workers to complete the renovations and repairs of units before the end of 2024, 5760–5761
Will Minister commit to making the seven homes in Nain and the three homes in Hopedale available by October, 1743
Will Premier commit to immediately unlocking the necessary provincial funds and insist that his federal counterpart do the same so new constructions can get started as soon as possible, 312
Will the government stop waiting for the federal government to do something and start work on the 40 units for seniors this construction season, 7625
Will the Minister admit that his decision to remove the encampment was more to do with protecting property than people, 4575
Will the Minister commit that they will not sell the Livingstone Street properties that were destroyed by fire on March 27 to a private developer and will instead rebuild the homes on the site or turn it over to a not for profit, 7577
Will the Minister give support and resources to the municipalities of Labrador West to get housing building up off the ground, 7625
Will the Minister inform the House about plans for the former Grace General nurses' residence to be used for affordable housing, 3455

Indigenous Affairs and Reconciliation

Can government continue to justify cold, hungry, residential school survivors, our elders, and their descendants, post-apology, 3402
Report on Child Welfare Services to Indigenous Children, Youth and Families 2020-21—Tabled, 2296

Industry, Energy and Technology

Fuel

Why was fuel security not even mentioned in the Liberals' poverty reduction plan, 3331

Interim Supply Act, 2024 (Bill 63)

Committee, 3487–3489

Interim Supply Act, 2025 (Bill 105)

Committee, 6710–6712

Justice and Public Safety

Corrections

Is government's priority in replacing His Majesty's Penitentiary the workers and people of the province, or their investor friends, 4941
Is lack of political will the hang-up to replace the 164-year-old facility, 3205
When are Liberals finally going to come clean on this project, 3204–3205
When will we get answers on the replacement of the penitentiary, 3205
Why is it taking years of delays and excuses for Liberal government to finally tell people the truth, 3204

Members' Statements

Arts

Stained glass—Acknowledging presentation by York University Ph.D. student Megan Donoghue-Stanford on stained glass windows in St. John's Ecclesiastical District National Historic Site of Canada, 4772

Clubs/organizations

Chalker Place Neighbourhood Centre—Recognizing staff and volunteers, 3098–3099
Downtown Safety Coalition—St. John's, 6979
Sisters of Mercy—Thanking the sisters for their valuable contributions to the people of Newfoundland and Labrador, 5745

Volunteers

Longstanding volunteer—Byrne, Blanche—St. John's East - Quidi Vidi (District), 87–88

Ministerial Statements

Children, Seniors and Social Development

Foster families

Recognizing October as National Foster Family Month, 7422

Housing

Minister highlights affordable housing initiatives, 1729–1730

Municipal and Provincial Affairs

Recognizing outstanding contributions to province—Rowe, Penelope, 1549–1550

Persons with disabilities

Minister highlights supports for persons with disabilities, 2228

Transportation and Infrastructure

Highways/roads

Highlighting government's commitment to advancing improvement in transportation and infrastructure, 4104–4105

Infrastructure

Western Memorial Regional Hospital—Minister announces completion of, 3321

Procurement strategies

New strategies helping support provincial suppliers and assure sustainability, 3656–3657

Municipal and Provincial Affairs

Housing

Why hasn't department recognized the cost of infrastructure development as a key problem in preventing housing development, and developed a plan to allow municipalities to put in new roads, water and sewer to bring down the cost of housing development, especially in places like Labrador, 3454–3455

Newfoundland and Labrador Hydro

Extraordinary Debate Pursuant to SO 8(7)

Memorandum of Understanding Between Newfoundland and Labrador Hydro and Hydro-Québec

House of Assembly to support Newfoundland and Labrador Hydro proceeding with the Memorandum of Understanding toward the definitive agreements, as defined in the Memorandum of Understanding

Debate (Members), 6254–6259

Ocean Ranger

House to call on government to work with the Government of Canada to repatriate artifacts and records from the Ocean Ranger to St. John's for a permanent exhibit

Debate, 5658–5659

"Ode to Labrador"; "Ode to Newfoundland"

Urging Memorial University to include the "Ode to Newfoundland" and the "Ode to Labrador" in all future convocation ceremonies so that Newfoundland and Labrador's one great university will properly honour the people, the legacy, the beauty, the uniqueness, the potential and the fallen of Newfoundland and Labrador

Debate, 828–829

Opioid Damages and Health Care Costs Recovery Act (Amdt.) (Bill 86)

Committee, 5559

Oral Questions

Children, Seniors and Social Development

Income support

How much more indignity and trauma must my constituent suffer before either the Dept. of Housing or Dept. of Children, Seniors and Social Development and city officials work together to secure accessible housing for her, 5759
What does Minister have to say to single parents on income support going hungry so that their children can eat, 99
What supports will be put in place so that my constituent can be reunited with her granddaughter and be able to care for her and herself, 5759
Why is government not being proactive with career counselling and job support to help give young people a start in life, 1601
Why is Minister satisfied to write cheques versus job offers, 1601

Prenatal Infant Nutrition Supplement

Does Minister agree that $25,726 net family income is a reasonable threshold for the program, with the cost of living soaring, 1687
Why is Minister allowing pregnant mothers and families to go without help, 1687
Will Minister provide a firm timeline as to when the appropriate funds will be put into those families that need resources as soon as possible, 1688

Cost of living

Can Minister responsible for food security advise how much food prices will increase because of the fuel increase, 899
Does Minister realize that by ignoring the rising cost of food, the Liberals are putting the health of our seniors at risk, 844
Has a home been found for the St. Vincent de Paul food bank formerly located at Corpus Christi, 2084
How does Minister Responsible for Seniors suggest constituent pay $2,000 to fill her oil tank, 783
How many more children have had to experience poverty because government dismantled the poverty reduction program, 192
How much higher will Liberals' decisions push Mary's grocery bill, 1967
How will Minister responsible for poverty reduction prevent those who are food insecure from the greater likelihood of turning up in an emergency department, 842–843
Is Minister concerned that health outcomes will get worse with the high cost of food, 843
What are seniors and children in communities without food banks supposed to do, 1968
What can single mother do who asked how she can put a turkey on the table at Christmas, 651
What does Minister have to say to single parents on income support going hungry so that their children can eat, 99
What does Minister responsible for poverty reduction tell seniors who are compromising their health because they're forced to choose between food and medication, 513
What does Minister say to senior on a fixed income who will have pay almost $10,000 just to stay warm this winter, 844
What does Minister say to those who have to choose between food and fuel, 191
What is Minister responsible for poverty reduction doing to prevent the high cost of food and home heating from making our health care crisis worse, 842
When are Liberals going to help people who can no longer afford to feed their families, 191
Why is government refusing to reinstate the Poverty Reduction Strategy that they cancelled, 1600
Will Minister admit government's lack of a poverty reduction strategy has left a generation of Newfoundlanders and Labradorians behind, 1600
Will Minister step in to ensure that every community in the province has access to a food bank, 2085
With Christmas season approaching and the demand for hampers surging, what is the Minister going to do to make sure that people have food on their table at Christmas, 651

Finance

Carbon tax

Does Minister believe seniors and those facing poverty can afford a tripling of the carbon tax, 514

Fisheries, Forestry and Agriculture

Crown Lands

Can Minister table the documents showing how much the Kenmount Crossing land was worth when they paid $400,000 an acre and spent $23 million of the taxpayers' money, 6534
Does the Minister think that the Snow's Lane land is worthless, 6533
Has the Kenmount Road appraisal actually been tabled, 6534
Since when does land depreciate, as at Snow's Lane, and how can the minister justify that, 6533
Why did Cabinet approve to sell-off 32 acres of Crown land off Snow's Lane for $5,000 an acre, 6532
Why did the Snow's Lane transaction not go to public tender, 6533

Forest Fires

Can the Minister provide an update on the request for a quote for the fifth water bomber, 4573
How many pilots do we have on staff to provide our water bomber service, 4738
When will fifth water bomber be back in service, 4738

House of Assembly

Office of the Seniors' Advocate

Does Premier agree with Seniors' Advocate who says government did not do enough for seniors, 1396

Housing

Are government evictions from tents on ground of Colonial Building and a drone surveilling protesters what Premier meant by courageous decisions and actions, 5104
Are we to assume that by reversing that separate status he is signaling that homelessness and affordable housing are no longer priorities for this government, 7222
Can Minister tell the people of Tessier Park, Livingstone Street where the community centre will go, or is he waiting until H3 Development puts a piece of land up for sale, 5698
Could government not have found an extra $10.5 million to carry out repairs on vacant NLHC housing units across the province, 43–44
Did government sell housing land to a private developer, 5697
Did lease agreement for the Comfort Inn also begin with a call to the Premier's office, 5302
Does Minister believe the private market is the answer when it comes to seniors' housing, 5376–5377
Given the lack of affordable housing, how are senior women who have received eviction notices expected to find a safe place in which to live, 368
Given the total cost to taxpayers at $13 million per year for the Airport Inn, is this a cost-efficient model, 5415
Has Minister reviewed the list of almost 3,000 people on the housing wait list to see if we can accommodate any of these families at the Airport Inn and get them off the street, 5416
Has the Newfoundland and Labrador Housing Commission hired the additional staff required to complete repairs before winter, 196
Homelessness

How much has been budgeted for emergency shelters during this current fiscal year and is the Minister confident that it is enough, 7621
What does Minister say for failing to live up to his commitment to have people out of tents by Christmas Eve, 3646–3647
Why does government criminalize homelessness, 5105
Will government staff the Emergency Shelter Line appropriately or has the Royal Newfoundland Constabulary become the default housing strategy for the province, 368

How does Minister plan to collect the $500 fines for breach of regulations, and will it be reviving Victorian-era solutions such as debtor prisons, 4575
I ask the Minister to explain how this type of secretive property ownership of existing apartment buildings will help resolve the housing shortage, 7527
Is fundraising through social media how vulnerable individuals must make up for inadequate housing options, 3731
Leasing of hotel called Comfort Inn in St. John's at $21 million for three years with no tender is not defendable, 6534
Renovictions

What happened to the housing review of eight years ago, 2573–2574

We've heard that there are negotiations ongoing to extend the Comfort Inn contract, is this true, 7215
What is being offered to municipalities to help them with affordable housing development, 5105
What is his plan to get people into deeply affordable homes and reduce spending on shelters to pre-2019 levels, 7223
What measures will government take to ensure seniors facing eviction are not rendered homeless, 368
What steps will the Minister take to ensure that rents and apartments owned by large, financialized landlords remain affordable, 7528
What steps will the Minister take to ensure that this mother and her five children have a place to live on July 1, 7576
What was government thinking when it sold land at bargain basement prices, 5697
When is government going to be accountable to the people at the tent encampment, 4115
When is Minister going to fix this mess of unusable, unsafe housing, 1463
When will Minister responsible for poverty reduction introduce specific measures to deal with our housing crisis, 362
When will more units be added to the Newfoundland and Labrador Housing Corporation stock in Labrador West, 5105
When will the Housing & Homelessness Coalition get core funding and funding to expand so that people can find shelter, 2241
When will you get serious about dealing with the housing crisis, 7223
Why has government turned their back on the seniors in our province, 1463
Why is Liberal government allowing seniors to live in such deplorable conditions, 1462
Why is Minister allowing our housing crisis to get worse, 1602
Why is Minister allowing wait-list to grow while almost 300 of his own units sit empty, 1602
Why is Minister going backwards on every housing measure, 1603
Why should the people in this province have confidence that this Minister will now act differently, 7222
Will department install electrical outlets so that people in tents will not have to rely on propane for heating, 4117
Will government commit to having all NLHC units in need of repair and currently vacant ready for people to move into before the end of the year, 312
Will Minister admit that our most vulnerable residents, like seniors and single parents looking for affordable housing, are being failed, 1601–1602
Will Minister commit to giving the Newfoundland and Labrador Housing Corporation the money it needs to hire the workers to complete the renovations and repairs of units before the end of 2024, 5760–5761
Will Minister commit to making the seven homes in Nain and the three homes in Hopedale available by October, 1743
Will Premier commit to immediately unlocking the necessary provincial funds and insist that his federal counterpart do the same so new constructions can get started as soon as possible, 312
Will the government stop waiting for the federal government to do something and start work on the 40 units for seniors this construction season, 7625
Will the Minister admit that his decision to remove the encampment was more to do with protecting property than people, 4575
Will the Minister commit that they will not sell the Livingstone Street properties that were destroyed by fire on March 27 to a private developer and will instead rebuild the homes on the site or turn it over to a not for profit, 7577
Will the Minister give support and resources to the municipalities of Labrador West to get housing building up off the ground, 7625
Will the Minister inform the House about plans for the former Grace General nurses' residence to be used for affordable housing, 3455

Indigenous Affairs and Reconciliation

Can government continue to justify cold, hungry, residential school survivors, our elders, and their descendants, post-apology, 3402

Industry, Energy and Technology

Fuel

Why was fuel security not even mentioned in the Liberals' poverty reduction plan, 3331

Justice and Public Safety

Corrections

Is government's priority in replacing His Majesty's Penitentiary the workers and people of the province, or their investor friends, 4941
Is lack of political will the hang-up to replace the 164-year-old facility, 3205
When are Liberals finally going to come clean on this project, 3204–3205
When will we get answers on the replacement of the penitentiary, 3205
Why is it taking years of delays and excuses for Liberal government to finally tell people the truth, 3204

Municipal and Provincial Affairs

Housing

Why hasn't department recognized the cost of infrastructure development as a key problem in preventing housing development, and developed a plan to allow municipalities to put in new roads, water and sewer to bring down the cost of housing development, especially in places like Labrador, 3454–3455

Seniors

Can Premier correct the indexing of seniors benefits, 1396

Tourism, Culture, Arts and Recreation

Tourism

Will Minister admit that the real concern around the opening of the Colonial Building was about the tourist season, and not the well-being of the neighbourhood and those experiencing homelessness, 4542

Transportation and Infrastructure

Air access

Is it correct that a contract has been awarded for eight years, with two six-year extensions, for the hangar at the St. John's airport to a company headquartered outside of the province, for one dollar, 4480

Bridges

How much longer will people have to wait for the feasibility study and how far has it advanced since October 5, 3036
Is Minister saying that implementation needs to be addressed by the community, or is it something that's going to be implemented by government, 2944
What is being done to help residents of Marystown that have incurred extra costs because of a condemned bridge connecting Marystown North and Marystown South, 2944
Will government make public a feasibility study relating to alternatives during the closure of the Canning Bridge, 3036

Ferries

Are the reduced ferry trips to Change Islands which further limit people's access to health care a means of forced resettlement, 3515
Given that Change Islands' current ferry will be replaced by a much smaller vessel, why does government continue to punish residents of Newfoundland and Labrador, 4989
Has Minister considered relocating the Beaumont Hamel to join the Astron W until the Veteran comes out of dry dock, 5064
How will Minister provide a 2-vessel schedule for Fogo and Change Islands for the busy summer season, 4643
What consultation did Minister have with people of Fogo Island and Change Islands, 4991
Which vessel will replace the Kamutik W when it goes back to Labrador, 4643
Why is Minister punishing constituents of Fogo Island - Cape Freels with the ferry crisis and by denying residents medical travel, 5064
Why is Premier jeopardizing the largest employer on Fogo Island, 4990–4991
Will Minister ensure that ferry service will start on June 10, 4999
Will Minister treat both islands equally, 5064
Will Premier step in to ensure Northern Labrador ferry will be in Goose Bay for the June 10 start date, 5067

Highways/roads

Before we twin the Trans-Canada highway, can the Minister at least finish the work that's been ongoing for years, 4056
Can Minister ensure that government will work directly with the families of those bodies needing exhumation after the government flyer went off the road, and that there will be no cost to said families, 4737
Does Minister stand by his commitment to the safest roads we can possibly have, 3605
Has Minister completed an environmental assessment where the government flyer went off the road, 4737
Having driven over the unsafe and dangerous portion of Route 60, does Minister believe it to be safe, 3605–3606
How can Minister justify keeping Route 450 unsafe for the residents using these roads, 3209
How does Minister expect economic growth to continue in the Buchans area when companies are forced to use such deplorable roads, 4486
What has Minister done to address highway issue near Grand Falls-Windsor, 4937
When can we expect the Team Gushue Highway to open, 4541
When can we finally expect to see construction on the Team Gushue Highway, 4540
When is Minister going to stop looking backwards and start moving forwards to fix our roads, 4055–4056
When will Minister treat all districts the same concerning major issues, 4007
When will tender be issued to finally finish the Team Gushue Highway, 4056
Why has government not done a thing to remediate the damage done by a departmental flyer that went off the road in February, 4737
Will Minister have staff review the rankings and safety concerns to assure that the roads are safe, 4488
Will Minister immediately release funds to have dangerous areas fixed to make Route 450 safe for the travelling public, 3209
Will Premier ensure that the road safety concerns expressed by many mayors are addressed, 4008
Will the Minister commit to allocating a small portion from the budget plan to address the deplorable conditions of Route 60, 3606

Snow clearing

When is Minister going to take action to protect the motoring public, 3645
Why does Minister continue to put money before road safety, 3645

Persons with disabilities

Minister highlights supports for persons with disabilities, 2228

Petitions

Education

Schools

Urging government to see need for a high school in Paradise and plan a course of action

response, 5070

Health care

Long-term care

Urging government to enact legislation that allows couples to stay together even as they age and even at the highest level of care

response, 2246

Mental health

Urging government to provide access to long-term mental health care that ensures continuity of care beginning with psychiatric and neuropsychological assessments being more accessible to the public so they can access proper mental health treatments on a regular and continuous basis

response, 5541

Housing

Urging government to ensure that vacant Newfoundland and Labrador Housing Corporation housing units in Nunatsiavut are repaired and made available to those in need in a consistent and timely fashion

response, 2092, 2156–2157

Urging government to revisit Newfoundland and Labrador Housing Corporation grant regulations, ensuring not to negatively impact the product but increase availability for those within the District of Bonavista who greatly need assistance

response, 1468

Transportation and Infrastructure

Breakwater

Urging government to complete the necessary repairs to the breakwater on the lower coast in Trepassey

response, 3793, 6546

Bridges

Urging government to immediately begin the process of replacing Canning Bridge in Marystown

response, 3116

Highways/roads

Urging government that immediate attention to brush cutting is needed in areas in the District of Exploits

response, 2537, 3734

Urging government that immediate brush cutting is required on Route 10, the Southern Shore Highway, as large sections of brush along this highway are a significant safety hazard for the high volume of travelling motorists who travel this highway daily

response, 2949, 4579

Urging government to complete the necessary repairs to the Long Run Road in Petty Harbour-Maddox Cove to improve the flow of traffic to and from to allow safe travel on this important roadway

response, 3733–3734, 4214, 4646

Urging government to immediately have roadwork contracted to upgrade and improve conditions on Routes 350, 351A and 352

response, 4062, 4258

Urging government to immediately take the necessary steps to repair and repave roads in the District of Harbour Main to ensure the safety of the driving public who use them on a regular basis

response, 2995–2996, 3336, 3792, 4061

Urging government to reinstate the approved extension to the Robert E. Howlett Highway to improve and ensure the safety of the travelling public to the Southern Avalon

response, 3115

Marine shipping

Urging government to return the marine shipping service between the Island portion of the province and our Northern Labrador communities of Rigolet, Makkovik, Postville, Hopedale, Natuashish and Nain

response, 4947

Point of Order

Contention of facts in statement concerning parliamentary calendar, 4410
Language, unparliamentary

"bullshit," 6457
"misleading," 7417

Requesting that Member would table the document he was reading from, 1664

Resolution, Government

Canadian Armed Forces

5 Wing Goose Bay

Urging Government of Canada to advance important roles that Newfoundland and Labrador fulfill with respect to National Defence, NATO and NORAD

Debate, 5254–5255

House of Assembly

Office of the Child and Youth Advocate

Appointment of Linda Clemens-Spurrell

Debate, 116–117

Newfoundland and Labrador Hydro

Extraordinary Debate Pursuant to SO 8(7)

Memorandum of Understanding Between Newfoundland and Labrador Hydro and Hydro-Québec

House of Assembly to support Newfoundland and Labrador Hydro proceeding with the Memorandum of Understanding toward the definitive agreements, as defined in the Memorandum of Understanding

Debate, 6254–6259

Ocean Ranger

House to call on government to work with the Government of Canada to repatriate artifacts and records from the Ocean Ranger to St. John's for a permanent exhibit

Debate, 5658–5659

Resolution, Private Member's

Cost of living

Taxes and fees

Urging government to order a complete review of all taxes and fees, cutting or adjusting those that are hurting people; lead the charge to end the carbon tax for good; eliminate the sugar tax; continue the provincial gas tax relief, order a complete review of the Income Support Program and an evaluation of all programs and services intended to support vulnerable populations to ensure they deliver; index the Seniors' Benefit programs to inflation; and deliver a new poverty reduction strategy

Debate, 3348–3350

Finance

Home heating

House to support removal of the provincial portion of the Harmonized Sales Tax (HST) from home heating products

Debate, 5391–5393

Fisheries, Forestry and Agriculture

Crown Lands

Urging government to move expeditiously to bring forward legislative amendments to ensure fair reconciliation of existing claims for people seeking title to the land they have occupied in good faith for generations and which is recognized within their communities; and to take steps in the interim to address Crown Lands' actions against occupied properties in the province—2024

Debate, 5024–5026

Housing

Social housing

Urging government to immediately take steps to reduce the lack of social housing in the Province of Newfoundland and Labrador

Debate, 3234–3236

Memorial University of Newfoundland

"Ode to Labrador"; "Ode to Newfoundland"

Urging Memorial University to include the "Ode to Newfoundland" and the "Ode to Labrador" in all future convocation ceremonies so that Newfoundland and Labrador's one great university will properly honour the people, the legacy, the beauty, the uniqueness, the potential and the fallen of Newfoundland and Labrador

Debate, 828–829

Seniors

Seniors' Benefit

Urging government to increase the Newfoundland and Labrador Seniors' Benefit by 20 per cent, for a maximum of $1,819, effective January 2025 and further commit to annual increases indexed to inflation

Debate, 6013–6015

Transportation and Infrastructure

Air access

House calls on the government to work with Indigenous partners, businesses and the federal government to implement a plan that reduces costs and increases the accessibility of air travel to, from and within Labrador

Debate, 7458–7460

Schools Act, 1997 (Amdt.) No. 2 (Bill 43)

Committee, 2906–2908

Seniors

Can Premier correct the indexing of seniors benefits, 1396
Comments on Seniors' Benefit, 4414
Urging government to increase the Newfoundland and Labrador Seniors' Benefit by 20 per cent, for a maximum of $1,819, effective January 2025 and further commit to annual increases indexed to inflation

Debate, 6013–6015

St. John's

Clubs/organizations

Downtown Safety Coalition, 6979

St. John's East - Quidi Vidi (District)

Arts

Stained glass—Acknowledging presentation by York University Ph.D. student Megan Donoghue-Stanford on stained glass windows in St. John's Ecclesiastical District National Historic Site of Canada, 4772

Tabled Documents

Children, Seniors and Social Development

Report on Child Welfare Services to Indigenous Children, Youth and Families 2020-21, 2296

Fisheries, Forestry and Agriculture

Crown Lands

Appraisal Report and Estimate of Current Market Value, completed by Kirkland Balsom, of vacant land at Nils Way, St. John's, 6533–6534
Appraisal Report completed by Altus Group for vacant land at Outer Ring Road at Logy Bay Road, St. John's, 6533–6534
Purchase & Sale Agreement between the Department of Transportation and Infrastructure and The Crosbie Group, 6533–6534

Indigenous Affairs and Reconciliation

Report on Child Welfare Services to Indigenous Children, Youth and Families 2020-21, 2296

Tourism, Culture, Arts and Recreation

Tourism

Will Minister admit that the real concern around the opening of the Colonial Building was about the tourist season, and not the well-being of the neighbourhood and those experiencing homelessness, 4542

Transportation and Infrastructure

Air access

House calls on the government to work with Indigenous partners, businesses and the federal government to implement a plan that reduces costs and increases the accessibility of air travel to, from and within Labrador

Debate, 7458–7460

Is it correct that a contract has been awarded for eight years, with two six-year extensions, for the hangar at the St. John's airport to a company headquartered outside of the province, for one dollar, 4480

Breakwater

Urging government to complete the necessary repairs to the breakwater on the lower coast in Trepassey, 3793, 6546

Bridges

How much longer will people have to wait for the feasibility study and how far has it advanced since October 5, 3036
Is Minister saying that implementation needs to be addressed by the community, or is it something that's going to be implemented by government, 2944
Schedule for replacing the Canning Bridge, 2831
Urging government to immediately begin the process of replacing Canning Bridge in Marystown, 3116
What is being done to help residents of Marystown that have incurred extra costs because of a condemned bridge connecting Marystown North and Marystown South, 2944
Will government make public a feasibility study relating to alternatives during the closure of the Canning Bridge, 3036

Ferries

Are the reduced ferry trips to Change Islands which further limit people's access to health care a means of forced resettlement, 3515
Given that Change Islands' current ferry will be replaced by a much smaller vessel, why does government continue to punish residents of Newfoundland and Labrador, 4989
Has Minister considered relocating the Beaumont Hamel to join the Astron W until the Veteran comes out of dry dock, 5064
How will Minister provide a 2-vessel schedule for Fogo and Change Islands for the busy summer season, 4643
What consultation did Minister have with people of Fogo Island and Change Islands, 4991
Which vessel will replace the Kamutik W when it goes back to Labrador, 4643
Why is Minister punishing constituents of Fogo Island - Cape Freels with the ferry crisis and by denying residents medical travel, 5064
Why is Premier jeopardizing the largest employer on Fogo Island, 4990–4991
Will Minister ensure that ferry service will start on June 10, 4999
Will Minister treat both islands equally, 5064
Will Premier step in to ensure Northern Labrador ferry will be in Goose Bay for the June 10 start date, 5067

Highways/roads

Before we twin the Trans-Canada highway, can the Minister at least finish the work that's been ongoing for years, 4056
Can Minister ensure that government will work directly with the families of those bodies needing exhumation after the government flyer went off the road, and that there will be no cost to said families, 4737
Does Minister stand by his commitment to the safest roads we can possibly have, 3605
Has Minister completed an environmental assessment where the government flyer went off the road, 4737
Having driven over the unsafe and dangerous portion of Route 60, does Minister believe it to be safe, 3605–3606
Highlighting government's commitment to advancing improvement in transportation and infrastructure, 4104–4105
How can Minister justify keeping Route 450 unsafe for the residents using these roads, 3209
How does Minister expect economic growth to continue in the Buchans area when companies are forced to use such deplorable roads, 4486
Urging government that immediate attention to brush cutting is needed in areas in the District of Exploits, 2537, 3734
Urging government that immediate brush cutting is required on Route 10, the Southern Shore Highway, as large sections of brush along this highway are a significant safety hazard for the high volume of travelling motorists who travel this highway daily, 2949, 4579
Urging government to complete the necessary repairs to the Long Run Road in Petty Harbour-Maddox Cove to improve the flow of traffic to and from to allow safe travel on this important roadway, 3733–3734, 4214, 4646
Urging government to have roadwork in the District of Exploits contracted to upgrade and improve the conditions, 4062, 4258, 4528
Urging government to immediately have roadwork contracted to upgrade and improve conditions on Routes 350, 351A and 352, 4062, 4258
Urging government to immediately take the necessary steps to repair and repave roads in the District of Harbour Main to ensure the safety of the driving public who use them on a regular basis, 2995–2996, 3336, 3792, 4061
Urging government to reinstate the approved extension to the Robert E. Howlett Highway to improve and ensure the safety of the travelling public to the Southern Avalon, 3115
Urging government to upgrade the Witless Bay Line to enhance and improve the flow of traffic to and from the Trans-Canada highway, 2734
What has Minister done to address highway issue near Grand Falls-Windsor, 4937
When can we expect the Team Gushue Highway to open, 4541
When can we finally expect to see construction on the Team Gushue Highway, 4540
When is Minister going to stop looking backwards and start moving forwards to fix our roads, 4055–4056
When will Minister treat all districts the same concerning major issues, 4007
When will tender be issued to finally finish the Team Gushue Highway, 4056
Why has government not done a thing to remediate the damage done by a departmental flyer that went off the road in February, 4737
Will Minister have staff review the rankings and safety concerns to assure that the roads are safe, 4488
Will Minister immediately release funds to have dangerous areas fixed to make Route 450 safe for the travelling public, 3209
Will Premier ensure that the road safety concerns expressed by many mayors are addressed, 4008
Will the Minister commit to allocating a small portion from the budget plan to address the deplorable conditions of Route 60, 3606

Infrastructure

Western Memorial Regional Hospital—Minister announces completion of, 3321

Marine shipping

Urging government to return the marine shipping service between the Island portion of the province and our Northern Labrador communities of Rigolet, Makkovik, Postville, Hopedale, Natuashish and Nain, 4947

Procurement strategies

New strategies helping support provincial suppliers and assure sustainability, 3656–3657

Snow clearing

When is Minister going to take action to protect the motoring public, 3645
Why does Minister continue to put money before road safety, 3645

United Church of Canada Act, The (Amdt.) (Bill 99)

Second reading, 7540–7541

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